2022年9月27日

分享本文分享本文犹他州的PARK CITY和以色列的HERZLIYA, 2022年9月27日/PRNewswire/——致力于将神经调节疗法转化为过度活跃的膀胱(OAB)的医疗设备公司BlueWind医疗有限公司今天宣布，Everly Health的首席医疗官Liz Kwo加入公司董事会，她是医学博士、MBA、公共卫生硕士。“我的职业生涯一直专注于医疗改革，我对有可能重新定义当前医疗标准、提高患者生活质量的疗法尤其感兴趣，”郭博士说。“我很高兴在这个激动人心的阶段加入蓝风医疗，并支持该公司的使命，为过度活跃的膀胱带来革命性的神经调节疗法。”作为一名执业医师和经验丰富的企业家，郭博士专注于利用创新技术提高患者体验和改善人群健康。她在数据科学、自动化和人工智能方面拥有深厚的专业知识，在将数字医疗应用于医疗服务模型方面有着独特的背景。蓝风医疗董事长兼首席执行官Dan Lemaitre表示:“郭博士是一位杰出的医生、领导者和企业家，在构建和推广医疗保健产品以提高结果和质量方面拥有广泛的知识。”“我们很荣幸她能加入我们的董事会，并期待着与我们一起努力，为膀胱过度活跃的患者带来安全有效的解决方案。”在加入Everly Health之前，Kwo博士是Anthem(现为Elevance Health)的副首席临床官，在那里她专注于为近4300万美国人提供开创性的护理管理和利用。她目前是哈佛医学院(Harvard Medical School)的教师讲师，也是剑桥健康联盟(Cambridge Health Alliance)急症和职业医学的执业医师，剑桥健康联盟是哈佛医学院的教学附属机构。凭借她的企业家根基，郭博士也是医疗保健界的活跃天使投资者，对技术支持的医疗保健服务感兴趣。 About Overactive Bladder Overactive bladder is the frequent and urgent need to empty your bladder. According to the National Association for Continence, OAB is a chronic, debilitating condition affecting over 33 million Americans. Urgency urinary incontinence (UUI) is the involuntary leakage of urine associated with a sudden compelling desire to void. OAB is a highly prevalent condition among men and women with approximately 23% of U.S. adults affectedi. About BlueWind Medical Ltd. BlueWind Medical is an innovative medical device company that is transforming neuromodulation therapy for the treatment of Overactive Bladder (OAB). BlueWind Medical has developed a miniature tibial neuromodulation (iTNM) solution for OAB that is implanted near the ankle in a minimally invasive outpatient procedure under local anesthesia. The patient-centric system allows for therapy customization to enhance patient response and includes a light-weight wearable device that fits around the ankle. The OASIS study is being conducted under an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) from the FDA and completed enrollment in November 2021. RENOVA iStim is not approved for use in the U.S. For additional information please visit BlueWindMedical.com i Reynolds, WS et al. The Burden of Overactive Bladder on US Public Health. Curr Bladder Dysfunct Rep. 2016 Mar; 11(1): 8-13. doi:10.1007/s11884-016-0344-9. SOURCE BlueWind Medical